manticore

From Latin mantichōra, from Ancient Greek μαντιχώρας (mantikhṓras), μαρτιχόρας (martikhóras), μαρτιοχώρας (martiokhṓras, “man-eater; tiger”), from Old Persian *𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎹-𐎧𐎺𐎠𐎼 (*martya-χvāra, “man-eater”).

• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈmæntɪˌkɔɹ/
• Hyphenation: man‧ti‧core

manticore (plural manticores)

1. (Greek mythology) A beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets.

• “manticore” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

• cremation, crotamine

manticore f (plural manticores)

1. manticore